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Research: MANDLIK and COLLEAGUES,
Listed in Issue 314
Abstract
MANDLIK and COLLEAGUES, (1)Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; (2)Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; (3)Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia conducted a systematic review and synthesised the evidence for the effectiveness of a single session of yoga or its components including meditation and breathing techniques in reducing acute stress reactivity in healthy adults.
Background
This systematic review synthesises the evidence for the effectiveness of a single session of yoga or its components including meditation and breathing techniques in reducing acute stress reactivity in healthy adults.
Methodology
Following the PRISMA guidelines, we searched Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL, and PsycINFO on 30th July 2023 for randomised controlled or crossover trials of yoga components and reporting physiological and/or psychological outcome measure(s) related to stress reactivity. Risk of bias (ROB) was assessed using the Cochrane ROB 2 tool. Data were synthesised narratively. Twenty-one out of 28 eligible studies (n = 2574) relating to 31 interventions (meditation [n = 22], breathing [n = 4] and yoga [n = 5]) reported outcomes in favour of the intervention.
Results
Stress reactivity was reported to be reduced by 71% of studies measuring physiological outcomes and 65% of studies measuring psychological outcomes. These studies show that a single session of yoga components is effective in reducing acute stress reactivity in adults and could be recommended for stress management.
Conclusion
Future studies with larger populations and a more equal representation of genders and age groups are warranted. © 2023 The Authors. Stress and Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
References
Mandlik GV(1)(2), Siopis G(1), Nguyen B(2)(3), Ding D(2)(3), Edwards KM(1)(2). Effect of a single session of yoga and meditation on stress reactivity: A systematic review. Stress Health. ;40(3):e3324. doi: 10.1002/smi.3324. Epub 2023 Oct 11. Jun 2024.
